Identify a time when you felt something wasn’t right in the place you worked/studied/trained (e.g. someone was behaving unethically such as cheating/bullying/acting unfairly). What could you or others do to reduce incidents of unethical behaviour like the one you identified and what could you do to put things right (i.e., how could you encourage ethical behaviour)?

What are the causes of unethical behaviour? Include both personal factors and structural factors.

Identify what is at stake for those engaged in and those affected by the unethical behaviour.Identify the reasons and rationalizations the person is using to justify their unethical behaviour.Formulate a persuasive response by reframing one or more rationalizations.Consider one or more alternatives. (This is where skills in creative problem-solving and negotiations come in. Offer to be the person who will do the extra work to chart a more ethical path.)

What are the consequences of unethical behaviour in organisations

Mention some of the unethical practices in society today. How do the prevailing worldviewslead to such unethical practices?

Spend some time researching cases of counsellors who engaged in unethical conduct. What do you think could have been done to prevent this from happening?